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Biography

Elise King is an Assistant Professor in Interior Design at Baylor University. As an interior designer and design historian she believes that examining critically the designers and built environments of the past can enhance our understanding of contemporary life and design practice. Her research focuses on twentieth-century design innovators and exploring the intersection between theory and practice.

Education (3)

The University of Texas at Austin:
MID

The University of Texas at Austin:
M.A., Architectural History

Baylor University:
B.S., Interior Design

Affiliations (1)

Interior Design Educator's Council (IDEC) - Member

Languages (2)

English

German - Reading Proficient

Media Appearances (6)

A Heart For Local Service

BaylorNews Online

2017-07-18

“Typically, organizations within the community reach out to our program with projects they’d like to see some designs for,” said Dr. Elise King, assistant professor of interior design. “We make sure to involve the client in the design process as much as possible along the way, like in the research and the design development phase, and then have them come in to view a final presentation so they understand the process and can provide feedback.”...

Get Some Sleep!

Baylor Magazine

2017-07-01

Dr. Michael Scullin, director of Baylor’s Sleep Neuroscience and Cognition Laboratory and assistant professor of psychology and neuroscience in the College of Arts and Sciences, teamed with Elise King, BSFCS ’08, assistant professor of interior design in Baylor’s Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, to study the impact of sleep habits on cognition in 28 interior design students...

'Catch-Up' Sleep Spoils Attention and Creativity, Study Suggests

CBC News

2017-05-14

While lack of sleep is a universal post-secondary experience, studio-based disciplines like the fine arts, architecture and interior design are notorious for taking sleep deprivation to an unhealthy extreme, according to Elise King. King is an assistant professor of interior design at Baylor University and lead author of a new paper that looks at students' sleep habits...

Skimping on sleep, followed by “catch-up” days with long snoozes, is tied to worse cognition — both in attention and creativity — in young adults, in particular those tackling major projects, Baylor University researchers have found.

Downtown Depot: Elise King

Waco Business Newsonline

2016-10-28

"The ALICO is amazing for the time it was built--almost a self-sustaining building, powered by the natural springs below...It's not just the architectural style, which is beautiful, but the thought and engineering that went into it."